A win Saturday against Atlanta United FC gives the Vancouver Whitecaps a chance to add another item on the list of things the Major League Soccer team has never done. The Whitecaps have never started an MLS season with three straight wins.

Toronto FC will play their second game of the MLS season against the Impact in Montreal on Saturday and they will have to overcome some tough field conditions at Olympic Stadium, but they are not using that as an excuse.

Toronto FC lost 3-2 to Tigres UANL but advanced to the semifinal of the CONCACAF Champions League on away goals. After taking the first leg 2-1 at BMO Field, TFC finished the job at the Volcano with a pair of away goals in leg two to make things 4-4 on aggregate.

Carlos Vela has played around the world — most recently for La Liga's Real Sociedad. But he's a newbie to Major League Soccer. Just two games in, the 29-year-old star from Mexico is already having an impact for Los Angeles FC.